Re: any evaluation, internet-accessible oracle db ?

In article <8s02gh$lom$1_at_news.sinet.slb.com>,   "Yong Huang" <yhuang_at_indigopool.com> wrote:
> I was dreaming of this kind of service too. So many companies provide
 free
> email, some provide free Web hosting, a few organizations provide
 free UNIX
> shell accounts. None in the world as of today has provided free Oracle
> account.
>

Compaq has beaten you to it, Yong. Go to http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/ and sign up.

> When I'm rich, I'll do that for you folks!
>
> Yong
>
> <dellera_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8ruv40
 $rir$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > ban-spam_at_home.com (Ban Spam) wrote:
> > > dellera_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >is there any web site (perhaps sponsored by Oracle
> > > >Corporation) that allows guests to use an Oracle
> > > >database for evaluation/test or simply for practice,
> > > >accessing it via Internet ?
> > > >
 

> > >
> > > HUH?
> > > If all you want to do is use (ANSI-standard) SQL commands,
> > > any RDBMS that supports SQL will act the same; even the
> > > freeware MYSQL.
> >
> > No, I want to do Oracle-specific things such as
> > reading from the data dictionary views (or even
> > using DECODE, which is not standard SQL).
> >
> > >
> > > Alternatively you could get a trail copy of Oracle &
> > > load it onto your own computer.
> > >
> >
> > Correct. I'm waiting to grab the 8.1.6 cd since
> > the 8.1.5 doesn't install (I was not able to install)
> > on my Linux box.
> > But, thinking about the general case, installing Oracle
> > is not a piece of cake, and requires a lot of hardware, too.
> > Having access to an online db for practice would be
> > very more convenient, and sometimes the only option
> > available.
> >
> > > HTH & YMMV!
> > >
> > Sure this helps, thanks.
> >
> >
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> > Before you buy.
>
>

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David Fitzjarrell
Oracle Certified DBA


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